" Aha! Then you admit we are going steady," he beamed, putting his armaround my waist and hustling me down the corridor. "You've made my dayalready." ...e kept his arm around me as we descended on the elevator andwalked to the car.Once in the car he drove quickly to the freeway and headed north. Iasked why we were going so fast."We have about a hundred and seventy miles to go before lunch." Where are we going?" To visit an older couple that I know. We are invited for lunch. I wouldlike them to. Bob can be the judge.” “Wait, while that sounds fair to me, I happen to know that Mary didn’t have an O either.”, I said. Tim, ever the problem solver said, “Let’s deal with this like adults, in the bed.” How about this, “Let’s make a sandwich”, I said. “Ok”, they said “but who gets to be the peanut butter & jelly and who will be the bread slices.” Tim said, “How about Mary and I will couple, and you can take me from behind?” Mary, blushed, Tim and I turned to look at her. She was. We can display the headboard and footboard in the shop and keep the rest in the barn. It’s the kind of thing that lends an atmosphere to the place and I don’t care whether it sells or not. We got it for a song. Some really good metal signs, and then the usual dribs and drabs of kitchen and dining room stuff. Oh, we picked up an old revolver in beautiful condition that I want you to look over.’ ‘Sounds like a worthwhile trip. Where’s all the stuff?’ ‘Still on the trailer. I parked it in the barn. An entire week went by with no contact from anyone at the beauty pageant. Barb began to think it was a one time thing. That was until Tuesday evening when the phone rang . As soon as Barb said "hello" the voice on the other end said "Babbs, this is Ann from Mr Darrien's office." Ann had been one of the attendants at the pageant who had done Barb's hair, make up and wardrobe. An attractive woman in her late 30's she had been very friendly and supportive. Barb didn't know whether to be sad or.